Fans of Stacey Solomon believed that her BBC show Sort Your Life Out went too far by revealing a family’s ’emotional baggage.’
across the show, the 34-year-old former X Factor star and her crew renovate untidy houses across the United Kingdom, allowing homeowners to select which personal things to retain and leave behind.
However, in tonight’s episode, fans were made uncomfortable as single mother Rachel burst into tears after discovering her ex-husband Darren’s proposal speech while Stacey, organiser Dilly, carpenter Rob, and cleaner Iwan reorganised her home.
Rachel also grew tearful as she revealed the terrible dissolution of their marriage and Darren’s new lover in a moment that X user Milo labelled as ‘very invasive.’
Darren later appeared on the 60-minute show to help Rachel and their two daughters Amelia, 15, and Madeline, 11, sort through their possessions, a reunion that was branded as ‘awkward’ for Stacey.
‘Oh I’m glad I’m not Stacey, this must be awkward. #sortyourlifeout,’ Effy shared on X.
Sarah added: ‘Both parties more than willing to appear on tv show due to their marriage breakup? How is this even a thing? #sortyourlifeout Bloody hell.’
Agreeing with Sarah, Milo remarked: ‘Too much emotional baggage in this episode. Too intrusive. Not our place to be party to this. #SortYourLifeOut.’
Rachel first spoke of her divorce when Stacey remarked upon the clutter in her garage, which she said Darren had promised to make into a dance studio for the children.
However, as they split up and Darren moved out, his plans were never realised.
In a VT, Rachel explained the breakdown of their marriage: ‘We’d been married 10 or 11 years and I could tell that something was not quite right so I confronted him and he said, “I don’t love you anymore” and weeks later was in a relationship with somebody.
‘But they are still together and they’re getting married this year so it’s all worked out for the best.’
Later in the episode, Rachel struggled to fight back the tears when she was sorting through her belongings and they found items relating to her wedding.
‘It’s just hard,’ she said, wiping the tears away. ‘It’s not that I want him back anymore. It just makes me sad that it was wasted in a way.’
AWKWARD #sortyourlifeout pic.twitter.com/Gaf7kukrgg
— Sugar Crunch (@borgamsch) March 19, 2024
Oh I’m glad I’m not Stacey, this must be awkward
#sortyourlifeout
— Effy (@minieggsxjesus) March 19, 2024
#sortyourlifeout please don't ever do an episode like this again.
The constant slating of the ex is embarrassing and not for TV.— Madison
(@nycbunnymadison) Too much emotional baggage in this episode. Too intrusive. Not our place to be party to this. #SortYourLifeOut
— milominder
(@milominder) Both parties more than willing to appear on tv show due to their marriage breakup? How is this even a thing? #sortyourlifeout Bloody hell
— sarah (@swilliams73) March 19, 2024
Stacey consoled Rachel, saying that she hadn’t given herself enough credit for how she handled the divorce.
Darren then arrived on stage, but Rachel continued to hold onto his stuff.
She had earlier stated that she had found it ‘too difficult’ to see him to return them, but she was now in a better mental state.
As Rachel, Darren, and their children disposed of stuff they no longer required, Rob, Dilly, and Iwan began refurbishing their home.
The transformation left the family astonished, especially when it was discovered that the garage had finally been turned into a dancing studio.
Sort Your Life Out continues on BBC One and iPlayer on Tuesday (March 26) at 9pm.
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